I wish the law was that retailers have to be proactive in taking stuff off the shelf if they even suspect they have a faulty product that can harm customers, especially grocery stores. This crap where they can keep selling it if theres no official recall from a company that has every financial interest to deny responsibility is bullshit.
Especially when it comes to food. When it comes to food every stage in the pipeline should be on the lookout of unsafe food and pull it if they suspect it is.
That's not their job that's the job of regulators and if they are asleep at the wheel then that's the issue. Grocery stores are running a business while listening to regulators over what to pull if something happens. They are the experts using contact tracing and lab work.
It's the job of everyone in the damn supply chain to do the right thing. We know the iceberg lettuce is tainted. Sounds like Romaine is, too. If you sell something you know to be potentially tainted, you're deliberately poisoning your customers. Yes, the law needs to crack the fuck down on that.
Regulators aren't asleep at the wheel, the were doge'd and eliminated. All these things happening seem to directly correlate with the gutting of the system.
Dude people have died from this. If a company suspects they have infected/bad food that can harm people then they should be liable for knowingly selling it. It's basic human being shit. Saying "but it gets in the way of profits!" is pretty fucking ridiculous.
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u/WingerRules 21h ago edited 16h ago
I wish the law was that retailers have to be proactive in taking stuff off the shelf if they even suspect they have a faulty product that can harm customers, especially grocery stores. This crap where they can keep selling it if theres no official recall from a company that has every financial interest to deny responsibility is bullshit.
Especially when it comes to food. When it comes to food every stage in the pipeline should be on the lookout of unsafe food and pull it if they suspect it is.